{"id":218473,"date":"2025-10-12T05:53:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T05:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/218473\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T05:53:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T05:53:11","slug":"randy-fandal-projected-to-become-mayor-of-slidell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/218473\/","title":{"rendered":"Randy Fandal projected to become mayor of Slidell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Randy Fandal projected winner of Slidell mayor&#8217;s race<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSHORE. CHIEF VANDAL IS SPEAKING RIGHT NOW. LET\u2019S LISTEN TO IT. WE MAY HAVE HAD DIFFERENT VISIONS, BUT I TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE SHARE ONE COMMON GOAL. AND THAT\u2019S MAKING OUR CITY A BETTER PLACE FOR EVERYBODY. AND NOW WE CAN ENJOY RETIREMENT. TONIGHT WE CELEBRATE NOT JUST THAT. WE ARE. HOLD ON. THANK YOU TOM. THANK YOU BRO. HERE WE GO. NOW THE REAL WORK BEGINS. THE REAL WORK WAS FINDING WHERE I LEFT OFF. AND THAT WORK CANNOT BE DONE ALONE. I\u2019M NOT JUST THE MAYOR OF THOSE WHO VOTED FOR ME TONIGHT, BUT FOR EVERY CITIZEN, EVERY NEIGHBOR, EVERY COMMUNITY, EVERY MEMBER OF OUR CITY. WE\u2019VE BEEN MADE STRONGER. AND WE\u2019VE. WE MAKE A STRONGER TEAM. BUT WE NEED TO PUT OUR PUT ASIDE OUR DIFFERENCES AND WORK TOWARD A SHARED FUTURE. WHETHER YOU VOTED FOR ME OR NOT, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT MY DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN AND I WILL LISTEN. I\u2019LL ENGAGE AND TOGETHER WE\u2019LL BUILD A CITY THAT IS SAFE, THRIVING AND PROSPEROUS FOR ALL. YEAH. THAT\u2019S WHAT WE VOTED FOR. AS AS WE LOOK AHEAD, WE HAVE MUCH TO DO. WE\u2019LL INVEST IN RECREATION, IMPROVE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, FOCUS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES. WE NEED TO CLEAN UP OUR CITY AND TACKLE THE ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST TO YOU. THE RESIDENTS WHO MAKE THIS CITY GREAT. HELL YEAH. WE\u2019LL WORK TO ENSURE THAT EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD, NO MATTER ITS ZIP CODE, HAS ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES THEY DESERVE. WE\u2019RE WE\u2019LL WE\u2019LL CREATE A CITY WHERE EVERY VOICE IS HEARD. BUT NONE OF THIS WILL HAPPEN WITHOUT OUR YOUR INVOLVEMENT. THIS IS YOUR CITY, AND I\u2019M HERE TO SERVE YOU. SO LET\u2019S ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES, WORK TOGETHER, AND MAKE OUR VISION A REALITY. THE BEST DAYS OF OUR CITY ARE AHEAD OF US, AND WE\u2019LL REACH THEM TOGETHER. FINALLY, FINALLY, LET\u2019S HEAR IT. FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHO. FINALLY. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS. IT\u2019S BEEN AN HONOR SERVING Y\u2019ALL FOR THE LAST NINE AND A HALF YEARS. IT\u2019S BEEN A HIGHLIGHT OF MY 45 YEAR LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER. WE HAVE THE BEST AND MOST PRODUCTIVE AND PROACTIVE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTRY. AND I WHAT WAS THAT WORD? PROACTIVE. YES. LET\u2019S HEAR IT AGAIN. PROACTIVE. AND I\u2019M SO PROUD OF EACH AND. ALL RIGHT. YOU\u2019VE HEARD DA CHIEF RANDI FATTAL THERE IN SLIDELL CLAIMING VICTORY FOR THE MAYOR\u2019S RACE THERE. HE\u2019S AT 70% SO FAR. YOU CAN SEE ON YOUR SCREEN BILL BORCHARD, THE INTERIM MAYOR, IS AT 30%. THIS IS TO FILL THE REST OF GREG CROMER\u2019S TERM. WHO WE\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSlidell residents have elected their next mayor.  Randy Fandal is projected to become the next mayor of Slidell. Fandal gave a victory speech at his watch party, and currently has 70 percent of the vote. Fandal is the current police chief for the city of Slidell.He has been police chief since 2016 and has been in law enforcement for 45 years.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tSLIDELL, La. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Slidell residents have elected their next mayor.  <\/p>\n<p>Randy Fandal is projected to become the next mayor of Slidell. <\/p>\n<p>Fandal gave a victory speech at his watch party, and currently has 70 percent of the vote. <\/p>\n<p>Fandal is the current police chief for the city of Slidell.<\/p>\n<p>He has been police chief since 2016 and has been in law enforcement for 45 years. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Randy Fandal projected winner of Slidell mayor&#8217;s race SHORE. CHIEF VANDAL IS SPEAKING RIGHT NOW. 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